Job | Overdose Prevention Coordinator @ Dept of Homeless Services

Job Description
The Overdose Prevention Coordinator will manage and evaluate the targeted expansion of the DHS Overdose Prevention Program, with the goal of preventing overdose deaths in NYC shelters. This will
entail planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the naloxone distribution program.

The Department of Homeless Services is recruiting for a City Research Scientist II to function as an
Overdose Prevention Coordinator who will:

Update and deliver overdose prevention trainings for shelter staff, including DHS Peace Officers,
manage requests for trainings, and collaborate with and make referrals to external trainers

Responsible for ensuring State Overdose Reporting Forms have been reviewed by Medical Director
and are forwarded to the state

Follow up and track all non-fatal overdose occurrences, making contact with shelter providers to ensure
linkage to substance abuse treatment are made and related data are entered into the DHS database

Minimum Qual Requirements
1. A master’s degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations,psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely
related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; or in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; or in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, fiscal management, or in a related area, 18 months of which must have
been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as
described in “1” above.

Preferred Skills

Willingness to visit shelters to support shelter-based staff and assess program procedures

Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.